This Morning, Barnet FC Chairman Anthony Kleanthous, AndArchitects and planners WSP hosted a press conference at The Hive Stadium regarding the Club’s plans to build a brand-new stadium in the Borough of Barnet.
During the conference, AndArchitects presented updated drawings and designs to the press, as well as the new proposed location of where the stadium will be built.
The Club held two public consultation sessions to the local community back in November at the Tudor Hall in Barnet with a high attendance including local residents, dignitaries and Barnet FC supporters. The consultation sessions were centred around technical topics such as the Club, Architectural Design, Planning and Traffic Management. The feedback received was taken on board and applied to the new iteration of the design, which is the one included in the final Outline Planning Application. The proposed location of the new stadium has been relocated to the south side of Barnet Playing Fields in an area that will better suit the school and local community. Previously, the stadium plans were in the north section adjacent to Ark Pioneer Academy.
The new stadium will have a capacity of 7,000 and features a medical scanning centre and community facilities.
The plans for the stadium to the south of the original location, allow for more rewilding and biodiversity features whist better blending the stadium into the local environment. This includes trees across the east side of the stadium so local residents will retain nature-based views. This side will also be sunken into the soil, so the height of the stand only reaches a single story. This is the same for the south stand. The north and west stands will be the main hubs of the architecture and will feature the entirety of the football club operations. These stands will be out of view of local residents from the east and south sides of the land.
The Club are pleased to announce that the plans will be submitted to Barnet Council by the end of this year as promised by Chairman Anthony Kleanthous when he first announced his intention to bring Barnet FC home in February 2024.
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